Opinion: Egypt’s “déjà vu”
The world-famous French expression “déjà vu”—which is also the title of a famous film—means thinking that a new incident or life experience had occurred before. This expression may be somehow applied...
View ArticleEgypt secures USD 12 billion in aid
An Egyptian vendor adjusts a price tag for dates named after Egypt’s defence minister, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, that are sold for 30 Egyptian pounds (five dollars), behind dates (center front) named after...
View ArticleOpinion: The Roots of Erdoğan’s Anger
Discussing Egyptian–Turkish ties years ago, a diplomat jokingly said that the difference between the two countries lies in their Islamic history. While Egypt was ruled by the Mamluks, Turkey is of...
View ArticleOpinion: The Muslim Brotherhood on the Precipice
The Muslim Brotherhood has left the political arena in Egypt, and it appears that the other branches of the group in the countries that witnessed the Arab Spring will suffer major rifts. The public...
View ArticleOpinion: The Revolution was a Revolution
I feel uncomfortable with the new wave of descriptions and words which slip into people’s minds through the small screen and from the new books that are being peddled around. They all revolve around...
View ArticleEgypt: Police officers jailed for murder of Khaled Said
Dressed in white, Mahmoud Salah, left, and Awad Suleiman, right, stand in the dock during their trial for the murder of 28-year-old Khaled Said in June 2010. (AFP Photo) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An...
View ArticleEgyptian court drops case against Mubarak over 2011 protester deaths
Hosni Mubarak returns to the hospital where he is being held under house arrest after attending a trial session in Cairo on November 29, 2014 where he was cleared of all charges. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)...
View ArticleEgypt sees bloody day on fourth anniversary of uprising
A car burns after commemorations of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned in to clashes in Matareya, Cairo, Egypt, on January 25, 2015. (EPA/Ahmed Taranh/Al-Masry Al-Youm) Cairo, Asharq...
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